Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Modifying UAV Payload Capacity
FY 2021-22
Summary
A niche in designing and producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for last-mile delivery services has beenidentified by Aurora Aerial Inc. By collaborating with faculty and technical experts in SAIT's Centre forInnovation and Research into Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), this project will modify the Thunderbird UAV tomeet a standard of safety and ease-of-use, and enhance the mechanisms to dispense specific food parcels whileretaining others for alternate location delivery, or dispense a full payload comprised of various item sizes. Thistechnology is contactless, (valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic) and can be applied to fulfill therequirements of last-mile delivery for other products. With the addition of fixed landing gear, safe take-off andlanding capabilities, and wireless charging, food delivery can become a reality in Canadian cities. This deliveryplatform can also benefit other industries attempting to resolve technical obstacles in the last-mile challenge.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
561339-2020
Name nom
McInnis, Jamie
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2021
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
2108
Research subject group en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie mécanique
Research subject en
Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering
Research subject fr
Génie aérospatial, aéronautique et automobile
Installment
inst:1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Modifying UAV Payload Capacity
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
A niche in designing and producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for last-mile delivery services has beenidentified by Aurora Aerial Inc. By collaborating with faculty and technical experts in SAIT's Centre forInnovation and Research into Unmanned Systems (CIRUS), this project will modify the Thunderbird UAV tomeet a standard of safety and ease-of-use, and enhance the mechanisms to dispense specific food parcels whileretaining others for alternate location delivery, or dispense a full payload comprised of various item sizes. Thistechnology is contactless, (valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic) and can be applied to fulfill therequirements of last-mile delivery for other products. With the addition of fixed landing gear, safe take-off andlanding capabilities, and wireless charging, food delivery can become a reality in Canadian cities. This deliveryplatform can also benefit other industries attempting to resolve technical obstacles in the last-mile challenge.
